RubenAlonzo
Reged: 06/27/09
Posts: 2
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I cast my vote for the Nikon D40, few other cameras have made DSLR a reality for the masses quite like this little gem.
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Andygod
Reged: 07/28/09
Posts: 2
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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I always loved my K1000 for the simplicity and dependability. When my camera was broken in a motorcycle accident in 2006 I decided to finally go digital and invested in a Canon EOS. I missed my old K1000 so much I purchased a used one off E-Bay for $50. I ran 1 roll of film through it and tested different lenses to make sure it worked properly then I put it away. I love my new Canon, but I don't know what I would do without the old Pentax. It was the camera I used for over 30 years and even if I never use it again, I still have it. I kept my broken one as a souvenire from my accident, bike parts are too bulky.
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If it moves, Shoot it.
If it's not moving, shoot it anyway.
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Bill Kahn
Reged: 06/02/05
Posts: 907
Loc: Crossville, TN
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I guess one criterion for inclusion in the top 20 would be a camera's refusal to die off. In which case, the K1000 certainly belongs there.....right along with my Olympus OM-1, which I'll hang on to regardless of how digital I get, otherwise.
You have to wonder whether, 50 years from now, any of the current DSLRs will make the grade.
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Black & White tells the story. Color makes the story pretty.
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davidbrettin
Reged: 08/01/09
Posts: 7
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minolta maxxum "all type" because no brains required
just follow the arrows"
pentax p3,"only one program mode on it"
all of the olympus cameras
" just because they read this page"
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panchro-press
Reged: 03/06/07
Posts: 7
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For me, the Speed Graphic came as close to the 'ultimate camera' as it gets. Compared to the Speed, the Nikon and its Oriental siblings were toys.
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gary shaw
Reged: 04/15/06
Posts: 78
Loc: Arizona USA
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I'll have to throw in a plug for the Mamiya C series. I'm still using a used C-2 that I purchased used in 1960 and it's never been in the shop. That and the interchangeable lenses on A TLR we're rated as one of the seven modern wonders of the world in the day!
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Gary O. Shaw
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Anthracite Images
Reged: 07/05/09
Posts: 1
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When my wife and I had our studio I was blessed to have owned a brand new Mamiya RZ Pro II system with all the bells and whistles. I've owned and used many cameras but it was my favorite tool. It stayed attached to a camera stand. I liked the solid feel to it, the large viewing screen, the clunk of the shutter. I was also lucky enough to have owned a Rollieflex Xenotar 2.8 and a Speedgraphic. Both were also favorites of mine. The Speedgraphic fed my inner Ansel and Weegee. The Rollie was incredibly sharp. Unfortunately now I don't possess any of those. I do still have my first SLR a Minolta Srt-101 still going strong over 36 years old! Dave
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